American Apparel Mannequins now with Pubes

American Apparel have apparently forgotten that the point of
mannequins is to show off the clothing, as they’ve recently decided that their
mannequins need to be the part people focus on. So they’ve slapped pubes on
them.

We’ve been seeing far too much lately in the news about
pubes, since Cameron Diaz has started speaking out in their favour, which
happens to be medically better for you. American Apparel are clearly fronting
up the other side of this argument. Their mannequins clad in unnecessarily high
cutaway underwear look ridiculous, let’s be honest. With the fake pubic hair
sticking out either side of the see-through panties, they appear to be sending
the message very clearly that pubes are ridiculous and you should get rid.

But personal preferences about crotch fur aside, should
mannequins really have pubes? No. Mannequins do not look like people; that’s
not what they’re there for. What’s next? Fully anatomically correct mannequins
with genitalia? Nipples on the mannequins? Oh wait, American Apparel have done
nipples too. Because that’s necessary.

Whether you’re a pube fan or not, you aren’t allowed to get
them out in public; there are rules. Same goes for nipples (ladies). So why is it
okay for American Apparel to have them on a mannequin? It’s not. This is
carving a dangerous path. If mannequins are allowed nipples and pubic hair on
show, who’s to say it won’t be models in posters next? At the moment, Ann
Summers models have any errant nipples airbrushed out of photos, and whilst
that looks bloody weird, it’s much better than the alternative that kids can see as they walk past.